Full Stack Developer

You’ll be joining a small, collaborative team where engineers are encouraged to think beyond code and contribute to product direction, user experience and problem solving.

The focus over the next 6-12 months will be on building new features and products as the business continues investing heavily in its own technology platform.

You’ll be involved in:

Greenfield feature development

Building new user-facing functionality

Reporting dashboards and internal tooling

Improving the booking and checkout experience

Frontend enhancements and UX improvements

Future mobile application initiatives

Contributing ideas around product and technical direction

Ideally 5+ years commercial software development experience

Strong JavaScript / TypeScript experience

Commercial React experience

Full-stack development experience

Experience building products, APIs and integrations

Startup, scaleup, or highly autonomous product environment experience

Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset

Someone who enjoys ownership and genuinely cares about the user experience

Nice to Have

React Native experience

PostgreSQL experience

Payment integration experience

Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude or Copilot

Exposure to cloud infrastructure, deployments or DevOps

Genuine Tech for Good mission

A business that’s grown 10x this year

Inclusive leadership team

️ Predominantly greenfield development

High ownership and visibility within a small team

Product-led culture where engineers have a voice

Excellent opportunity to grow alongside a scaling business

️ Strong focus on sustainable growth and work-life balance

Package

£50,000 - £60,000 DOE

Do you want to build technology that genuinely makes a positive difference?

Are you looking to join a high-growth startup where you’ll have real ownership, influence, and the opportunity to help shape both the product and engineering culture?

I’m currently partnered with a rapidly growing Tech for Good startup on a mission to make it easier for families to discover, book and manage enriching activities for children.

Founded by two parents, this platform helps to connect families with activity providers, community programmes and local organisations, encouraging children to spend more time learning new skills, staying active, and spending less time in front of screens.

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